Title | Association of chronic kidney disease with the spectrum of ankle brachial index the CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study). |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Ix, JH, Katz, R, de Boer, IH, Kestenbaum, BR, Allison, MA, Siscovick, DS, Newman, AB, Sarnak, MJ, Shlipak, MG, Criqui, MH |
Journal | J Am Coll Cardiol |
Volume | 54 |
Issue | 13 |
Pagination | 1176-84 |
Date Published | 2009 Sep 22 |
ISSN | 1558-3597 |
Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ankle Brachial Index, C-Reactive Protein, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Disease, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Lipids, Male, Risk Factors |
Abstract | <p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>This study sought to determine the association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with high ankle brachial index (ABI) measurement and to compare its strength with that of CKD with a low ABI.</p><p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>CKD is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. A high ABI, a marker of lower extremity arterial stiffness, is associated with CVD events and mortality. The association between CKD and high ABI is unknown.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>The CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study) enrolled community-living people >65 years of age and measured kidney function and ABI. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated using equations that incorporated either cystatin C or creatinine, and CKD was defined by estimated GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m(2). The ABI was categorized as low (<0.90), low-normal (0.90 to 1.09), normal (1.10 to 1.40), and high (>1.40 or incompressible). Multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations of CKD with ABI categories.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Among 4,513 participants, 23% had CKD, 13% had a low ABI, and 3% had a high ABI. In models adjusted for age, sex, race, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, body mass index, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and C-reactive protein, cystatin C-based CKD was associated with both low ABI (relative risk [RR]: 2.0; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.6 to 2.5; p <0.001) and high ABI (RR: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.0 to 2.3; p = 0.03). Results were similar when CKD was defined by creatinine.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>CKD is associated with both the high and the low extremes of ABI in community-living older people. Future studies should evaluate whether arterial stiffness is an important mechanism leading to CVD in people with CKD.</p> |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.06.017 |
Alternate Journal | J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. |
PubMed ID | 19761940 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2799242 |
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